The man wearing full-body plate armor stood like a sculpture, his whole body aura was incompatible with his surroundings, attracting frequent glances from the passing mercenaries and merchants.
Not only because of his height of two and a half meters, but also because of the armor he wears from the top of his head to his toes, with almost no gaps leaking out. Even the helmet welded by steel plates only has a few small holes that can leak through the net.
Eyes.
This guy……
Don’t you even use your eyes to see the road?
Two mercenaries were lining up at the city gate, bragging with nothing to do.
"I bet that armor can't hold me back."
"Shh, keep your voice down, that guy might be an awakener."
"What about the Awakened? More Awakened have died in my hands than Death Claws!" The mercenary didn't panic at all. The fifty-meter area at the city gate was also within the jurisdiction of the militia.
Don't talk about the awakened ones.
So what if it’s a tank from the Bone-Chewing Horde?
The towed artillery on the huge wall is enough to crush any armor.
The companion next to him obviously didn't believe what he said and sneered.
"Stop bragging. I don't know who peed their pants when they heard Deathclaw's cry."
"Say that again!"
Ignoring the comments of the people around him, the man in armor stayed at the door for a while and then walked to the Far Wind Hotel across the street.
The waiter standing at the door of the hotel was not too surprised by this man in heavy armor. Among the many guests he had received, this kind of attire could only be considered conservative at best, not even weird.
Even if he wasn't wearing anything, let alone wearing something, he wouldn't say a word.
"Welcome, sir, would you like a room?"
A dull sound came from the armor.
"This is the northern suburbs?"
"Northern suburbs?"
The waiter was stunned for a moment and answered subconsciously.
"This is Boulder City, not that kind of country place."
The man continued to ask.
"How to get there in the northern suburbs."
Facing the scarlet in the gap in the helmet, the waiter felt his heartbeat freeze for half a beat. He wanted to say something perfunctory, but his Adam's apple moved and said.
"Go straight up the elevated road along the road in front, then go east, see a crooked building, and then keep going north..."
The man nodded, without saying a word of thanks, and dragged his bulky body towards the elevated direction.
The man didn't seem worried that the person he was asking for directions would lie to him.
The waiter standing at the door of the hotel stared at the man's back and muttered something softly.
"Hell..."
"Why do the eyes look like those of a gnawer?"
…
【The fat sheep is on its way.】
The edge of the Fourth Ring Road.
In an abandoned shop, a man wearing an animal skin coat sat in front of an extinguished brazier, unfolding a crumpled note in his hand.
He had been holding this piece of paper in his hand for some time.
His name is Wu Chou, a mercenary, and an awakened one.
In Boulder City, awakening is not a particularly rare thing, but there are very few people who are still making a living like him after being awakened. Many business groups and caravans are very happy to recruit awakened people into their teams, and
Spend a lot of money to train them and give them the best weapons and equipment.
In the wasteland, only fists are the greatest protection. Powerful force can not only deter thieves, but also effectively reduce risks and insurance premiums. Businessmen in Boulder City are particularly sensitive to these two things.
However, Wu Qiu is different from them.
First, he hates living a life restricted by others, and second, his reputation is indeed not very good.
Since two of his employers died at his hands, and the middlemen who introduced him to the job lost a lot of money, few people were willing to introduce him to jobs that were honest and profitable.
but……
Who cares?
At least he is quite satisfied with his living situation.
To serve as a guard for those cunning and profiteers, the maximum reward per day is 10 chips, but if the weak and arrogant poor guy is robbed, the number may be increased a hundred times or even a thousand times.
reputation?
Worse than paper for wiping your butt.
However, Wu Chou does not consider himself a predator, although he knows a lot of predators and occasionally takes jobs from them.
Such as now.
A week ago, a batch of spirit leaves appeared out of nowhere in Boulder City, and a bottle of 10-chip diluent made many people rich.
Someone set their sights on this piece of fat and put a price on it.
Grab two blue coats from the northern suburbs and don't worry about anything else. In addition to the goods they transported to the northern suburbs, you can also get an additional 5,000 chips.
Wu Qiu agreed without thinking.
In his opinion, these 5,000 chips are no different from picking up for free.
After paying off the gangs in the slums to help with the surveillance, he then hired about twenty cannon fodder from the slums, gave them weapons, taught them how to shoot, and promised them 50 chips as a reward for catching at least
Two alive.
50 chips.
For people in the city, it is less than a month's salary, but for the survivors who live on scraps and scavenge, these one hundred chips are enough for them to easily live for half a year.
Of course, a team cannot only have cannon fodder.
To be sure, he sent four of his subordinates to help.
According to the plan, they will take action when those people are close to the edge of the Fifth Ring Road. If nothing else happens, the results should have been obtained by now.
Just then, footsteps came from outside the door.
Putting away the note in his hand, Wu Qiu raised his eyes and looked at his subordinates standing at the door.
"Is there any news?"
Wu Chou is ready to receive his reward.
However, what he didn't expect was that the subordinate standing at the door lowered his head and said nothing.
The heavy expression on his face made Wu Qiu vaguely guess something, and he couldn't help but narrow his eyes slightly.
"Ran?"
Sweat oozed from the man's forehead.
Feeling the viper-like gaze, he said bravely.
"yes……"
Wu Qiu suddenly stood up from his chair.
He strode to the door, grabbed the man's collar, pressed him against the door frame, and stared into his eyes.
"The other party only has eight people. You brought more than twenty people to bet on them, but you told me... you let them escape?"
Feeling the murderous gaze, the man's face was full of horror and he explained quickly.
"This, this can't be completely blamed on me. There are indeed only eight of them, but four of them are Awakened. Those cannon fodder are of no use at all. I emphasized to them countless times, divided into two teams, and flanked them from the side, but they only
I rushed forward all at once, but when I was hurt, I retreated in a swarm..."
He didn't even dare to say that in less than fifteen minutes, half of them were killed by the opponent, and except for a few minor injuries, there was almost nothing wrong with the opponent.
So much so that he and the other three brothers didn't dare to go...
"What a waste!"
You really can't count on these guys!
Throwing away the collar in his hand, Wu Qiu cursed, turned around, walked back, and picked up the Drone X-2 assault rifle that was leaning against the leg of the chair.
"Call all the brothers."
"I will personally lead the team this time!"
He still doesn't believe it.
It’s just a group of blue coats, what tricks can they play!
Wu Qiu was only worried about one thing now. After making a deal, those blue coats went back to hide in the hole.
If that was the case, who knows how long he would have to wait to complete the deal.
…
South entrance of Linghu Wetland Park.
Five people and one bear were escorting the caravan starting from the outpost, heading deep into Qingquan City with high morale.
Although there were one more guard and one bear this time than last time, there was so much money in the caravan that my eyelids still couldn't help but twitch.
He didn't doubt the fighting power of these blue coats, after all, he had seen it with his own eyes several times.
Whether it's the archer, the tough guy who can use a machine gun as a rifle, or the "robot", their combat capabilities are all top-notch.
However……
Those people were slightly injured in the last battle, so this time it was another group of people who accompanied them to Boulder City.
I don't mean to look down upon it at all.
He just felt like they were on an outing...
"Damn it! It's obviously a bear with a tail..."
"Okay, okay, don't be sad," Sisi patted his tail and said comfortingly, "I'll collect the VM later and let you ride it, okay?"
"What the hell? Have you already agreed that I will give it to you for free?" Crow Crow, who was riding on the back of the big white bear, protested.
Roshan Damomo: "Wait, wait a minute, why do I feel like I have become a mount?"
Si Si looked away with a subtle expression.
"I didn't say that."
Teng Teng, who was walking in the back row, said worriedly.
"Don't interrupt, Crow Crow. You are in the reconnaissance position. Keep an eye on the front."
Speaking of which, ever since she got the qualification for closed beta testing, she has been playing this game as a business simulation game. Every day she is either running the Teng Teng hut or visiting the sisters Akiko Akiba's house.
This was her first time in such a dangerous place.
Looking at the timid Teng Teng, Crow Crow riding on the back of the bear said proudly.
"Hmph, don't worry, the intuition of the perception system is passively triggered! I have tried it several times!"
Rourou: "Don't move around, I...I mean the bear's fur has been messed up by you."
"It's okay! Let me breastfeed you!"
Boss Xia had no other solution for the set of iron cans on Crow Crow, so he could only help them make a leather saddle for the bears.
One thing to say is that Boss Xia's hands-on ability is still very strong, and the products made by temporary DIY are much easier to use than the unscrupulous products made by mosquitoes.
Crow Crow riding on the fleshy body is like a heroic female knight, and the 300 kilograms of plate armor is full of security.
Of course, the premise is that you don't speak.
The two caravan guards looked at each other and looked at the only normal guard at the same time.
Kaia swallowed.
"Are you sure they are capable of fighting?"
He has already decorated both arms and hopes this is not the last mission of his career.
Xu Shun nodded and said seriously.
"Of course! I've seen it."
Qian Lai coughed lightly.
"To be honest, I have an ominous feeling... The group of people we met before were obviously not like ordinary predators."
Wang Zhong, who had been silent all this time, nodded.
"Indeed, it's like being called cannon fodder to make up the numbers."
Xu Shun frowned and said doubtfully.
"Doesn't that just mean that they are all a bunch of rabble?"
Qian Lai shook his head.
"The mob will not take the initiative to open fire on us. They are not professional plunderers, they are just a group of temporary workers. It is obvious that someone organized them."
It may be a bit difficult to understand for people who have never been to Boulder City, but for those who live there, this kind of thing can be said to be commonplace.
Not only militias and mercenary groups will recruit soldiers in the slums, but also looters. And because the gangs there are generally in the business of helping looters sell stolen goods, it is easy for the looters to find a group of temporary workers for robbery, as long as they pay a small amount in advance.
Just a gun.
As long as they are given enough, it is possible not to issue weapons. Many scavengers can make iron pipe weapons themselves. This is like building a shack, and it is almost a necessary survival skill for them.
According to Qian Lai's own experience, the attack was more like a test.
The opponent was not confident enough, so they decided to mobilize some cannon fodder to try their abilities. It was hard to say how the opponent would evaluate their strength, and whether they would give up the idea of taking action against them.
He suggested to his boss that it would be better to rest for a few days before setting off.
But the boss was eager to exchange the spirit leaves for chips. Not only did his shipments double this time, but he was also given a purchase list worth 100,000 chips.
The Guotou Machine can no longer satisfy the appetite of the Lord of the Northern Suburbs. That Lord is obsessed with acquiring second-hand machines from Boulder City, and wants to get some of them back no matter what they are.
"You just have to be more careful."
Looking at the cemetery-like city in front of him, Qian Lai whispered.
Hope nothing happens...
…
The city full of concrete ruins is like a maze. There is more than one road leading from the northern suburbs to Boulder City. The experienced merchants will usually memorize more than ten roads and analyze this time based on all factors such as weather, temperature, intuition, etc.
Which way to go.
For hunters in the maze, it is not an easy task to catch the rabbit that has crawled into the ruins.
But there are always more solutions than difficulties.
Most predators will set up an observation point high up, monitor one or two blocks within sight, and then predict which route they will choose based on the direction of movement of their prey.
On a high-rise building within the Fifth Ring Road, a mercenary wearing a gray coat was lying next to the damaged wall, looking at the street not far away with a telescope in his hand.
His name is Sha Chi, one of Wu Qiu's most capable generals, and he mainly serves as a sniper and reconnaissance in the team.
When he saw the team appearing in the camera, there was a hint of surprise in his eyes, and he immediately picked up the walkie-talkie and said excitedly.
"Boss, they're setting off!"
After a brief electric sound, Wu Qiu's incredible voice came from the intercom.
"you sure?"
In the morning, those people had just crossed the edge of the Fifth Ring Road. They had not even passed a day, and they immediately set off on the road to Boulder City.
Aren't these people going to take a day off?
Shaqia said immediately.
"I'm sure... that direction can only come from the Wetland Park! There are nine people in total. In addition to the two-headed cow carrying the goods, there is also a white bear, which should be their pet. They are heading to 1101
Street, probably intends to pass through the commercial complex there."
"This group is different from the ones we met before. The four awakened ones are not in the team!"
Hearing this, Wu Qiu's eyes flashed with excitement.
The commercial complex on Street 1101, that half-collapsed shopping mall, was a good place to rob homes, especially since the four awakened ones were not in the team, which was great news for him.
The only pity is that time was too short. They didn't expect these people to leave from there, and they had no time to ambush them in advance.
But it’s not a big problem!
The number of people on my side is twice as many as those people!
Wu Qiu made a decisive decision.
"Go around to their west side and support us on the roof! Pay attention to my gunfire!"
"receive!"
There was excitement on Shaqia's face.
Putting down the walkie-talkie in his hand, he was about to put away the binoculars and pick up the sniper rifle on the ground. However, at this moment, he suddenly saw the armor riding on the bear, looking straight towards him.
The action frightened him so much that he almost dropped the telescope from his hands and hid behind a nearby bunker.
The one riding on the back of the bear is probably the awakened one!
…
"Why do I feel like something is looking at me?" Looking at the tall buildings behind him, Crow Crow dressed in an iron can frowned.
"where?"
Tai Tai quickly raised the telescope hanging around his neck and looked in the direction of Crow Crow's sight, but he saw nothing except layers of ruins.
There are too many buildings there.
There may be eyes hidden in every window.
As the caravan NPC said, it's okay if you are alone, but if you are a team, there is no secret at all when entering here.
"The level 12 perception system is estimated to have 18 to 19 points of perception," Sisi, who was holding a submachine gun, moved the brim of his helmet and muttered, "We can't ignore it."
"Can't you determine the location?" Teng Teng looked at Crow Crow and asked.
Crow Crow said helplessly.
"My perception is just relatively high, and it's not like I've turned on a plug-in."
Unfortunately it's too far.
If she were closer, her talent would come in handy.
A group of people drove the two-headed ox forward.
There are more and more ruins and buildings around. The wreckage of cars and billboards are everywhere, as well as half of the buildings lying across the street.
There were shelters everywhere, and everyone's nerves gradually became tense.
There were less than 200 meters away from the ruins of the commercial complex. Looking at the half-collapsed ruins in the distance, Qian Lai, who was walking in the middle of the caravan, signaled everyone to stop and chatted with Xu Shun, who was carrying a rifle beside him.
sentence.
Xu Shun nodded seriously and walked in front of the players.
"After passing the ruins in front, go 1.2 kilometers westward and you will find the camp site. For safety reasons, we need to send someone to investigate in front. Uh, how about I go?"
"Leave the investigation to Tai Tai! Tai Tai is agility type!" Tai Tai volunteered and raised his hand, with the safety on the sickle assault rifle in his hand already turned on.
Sesame Paste who was following him also took a step forward, clenched the PU-9 in his hand, and said nervously.
"I, I am also agility type, I can go with you!"
But at this moment, Crow Crow, who was riding on the bear's back, suddenly spoke.
"Do we have to go through here?"
Xu Shun was stunned for a moment as he stared at the subtitles, and his expression immediately turned serious.
"what have you found?"
Crow Crow nodded silently, staring intently at the ruins two hundred meters ahead, and whispered in a low voice.
"The distance is a little blurry...but it shouldn't be wrong."
"Someone is there"
Before he finished speaking, a gunshot suddenly sounded from among the tall buildings in the distance.
When they heard the gunfire, everyone was startled and immediately evacuated to a nearby bunker to hide. However, they soon discovered that no one was injured at all, and not even the bullets landed beside them.
"Another gang?!"
"The gunfire came from the high-rise building due west of us!"
"Is there another group here?"
"Probably!"
"No matter which group they are, bring the cow in!" Qian Lai pushed Kaia anxiously and urged, "Go quickly!"
That is worth hundreds of thousands of chips!
If he loses it, the boss will definitely kill him!
"Oh shit!"
Kaia gritted her teeth.
Although his reason told him that it was better not to do this, he still bit the bullet and ran out with a low body.
"Hey, don't go. We're not sure yet whether the gunfire was aimed at us."
Si Si shouted at him, but the NPC obviously didn't understand what she was saying.
Tai Tai, who was standing at the exit of the alley with a rifle in hand, suddenly let out a sentimental sigh.
"Maybe this is life."
Poor migrant workers.
This game is always a real batch in strange places.
"Don't worry about what it is, what should we do now?" Roshan Damomo said nervously, "Is there someone in the ruins in front of me?"
Crow Crow, who was riding on her back, nodded, and a heavy voice floated out from the armor.
"And there are quite a few of them! Wait, they are coming out of the ruins, and they seem to be coming towards us!"
Although it was very blurry, she could see that the figures were moving!
Teng Teng raised his head nervously.
"A predator?"
"Well, I think it doesn't matter in this case," Si Si pushed up the brim of his helmet and said analytically, "Even assuming they can prove their goodwill, we have to let them put down their weapons first."
"Don't be afraid, Tails is here!" Tails excitedly loaded the rifle in his hand and placed it next to the bunker, "Si, we're about to get in!"
Sisi used half of her energy and loaded her own submachine gun.
"Oh! They're about to get in! By the way, O'Wei, don't rush too fast for a while. We'll take a detour from the side... They probably want to surround us, and we have to fight them out before that happens."
"Ook!"
Don’t let the cute newcomers behind you look down upon!
Just when Taiwei and Sisi were ready to engage the enemy, Kaia was driving the last cow into a side alley.
In the commercial complex directly across the street, a machine gun was suddenly placed on the window.
There was no time to react. Flames erupted from the top of the bipod, and dense bullets shot out, rushing across the ruins.
The two-headed cow was killed on the spot.
Caught off guard, the caravan guard driving the cattle was also shot in the thigh.
"grass!"
Kaia, who was shot in the leg, was so painful that he broke out in cold sweat. He immediately fell to the ground and clung to the back of the raised concrete debris on the street.
The bullet landed right in front of his bunker, throwing up dust one meter high. The flying stones landed on his face, frightening him, but he didn't dare to move at all.
"Damn it, I'm so stuck!"
"Help me quickly!"
"Stay down and don't move!"
Another caravan guard, Wang Zhong, made a prompt decision and pulled out a smoke bomb and threw it over.
Thick fog soon filled the streets.
However, the gunshots did not stop, and they continued to shoot three rounds in Kaiya's direction, seemingly intending to nail him there.
Not daring to move casually, Kaiya pressed her ears firmly to the ground, her expression suddenly changed and she shouted.
"They're coming towards us!"
"position?"
"Where else can it be! It's the ruins in front! At least 10, no, maybe 20!"
Just when he shouted, the 20 mercenaries had already divided into two teams and pressed towards the alley 200 meters away.
Wu Qiu, who personally led the team, had a look of anger on his face, the rifle in his hand was loaded, and he cursed and spat.
"Damn, this stupid thing! I told him to wait for the sound of my gunshot! Why did he do it without permission!"
It took a lot of effort for him to get ahead of this group of people and arrive at the ruins of the commercial complex.
What was obviously a problem that could be solved by putting a gun to the forehead has now become a head-to-head contest.
very good.
There is at least one awakened person on the opposite side, and a bear with a steel plate on its chest?
Although he didn't consider those people his opponents, he hated adding extra variables to the plan.
However, at this moment, another gunshot was heard in the distance.
The sound of breaking through the air came from overhead, and the machine gun that was suppressing the street with burst fire went out instantly.
Wu Qiu was shocked and immediately understood what happened, and shouted loudly.
"Sniper!"
"Spread out and take cover, be careful of the building due west!"
…
"two."
The twentieth floor of the ruins of a high-rise building.
Lying beside the floor-to-ceiling window without glass, Ye Shi took a deep breath, pulled the gun bolt with his bandaged right hand, and ejected the hot bullet casing from the gun chamber.
He had seized this sniper rifle from the mercenaries of Boulder City and had been using it for some time.
The original location of the sight has been replaced by a thermal imager.
He spent 2,400 silver coins to take this good thing from the official website. It supports 6x zoom. All heat sources exposed outside the bunker are invisible to this thing.
Coupled with his perception ability, it is simply an artifact.
Without hesitation, seeing that the mercenaries had discovered him, Ye Shi immediately moved his gun and fired at the looters who were scattering into the ruins.
This time the hit was on the chest.
The man who fell to the ground did not die immediately, but instead wailed for help from his teammates.
Ye Shi quickly pulled the bolt of his gun, and instead of rushing to reload, he stared at the bunker beside him, preparing to wait and see.
However, he waited until the man died and no one came out to help him.
"Three..."
Ye Shi glanced at the VM thrown aside. Two green dots had dispersed from the alley, and the remaining four green dots were guarding the caravan, staying with the NPCs.
"It should be Tails and the others."
Those two are considered old players and must know what to do in this situation.
"It's so annoying...I can't hit you at all here."
Ye Shi muttered, picked up the sniper rifle and hung it on his back. He took out the submachine gun and held it in his hand. He walked across the corridor filled with corpses of gnawers, moved to the safe passage, and quickly went downstairs.
There is a Hellbreath parked downstairs.
Although the road conditions in the city are difficult for vehicles to pass through, two-wheeled motorcycles are easier to use than four-wheeled vehicles.
A tractor-like "chunk" sound was heard.
Ye Shi quickly started the engine and followed the pre-planned route to the south side of the battlefield as quickly as possible.
There is a hundred-story office building here, which is a landmark that he and his teammates have explored before. Ye Shi even remembers finding a lot of office supplies and printing paper there.
The gnawers below the twentieth floor have basically been eliminated. Even if new alien species spread here in the past two months, it will not cause a big trouble.
Gunshots were fired one after another in the distance.
Ye Shi vaguely heard the sound of Pu-9 firing. Within fifty meters of the fighting distance, the battle had obviously reached a fever pitch!
Feeling anxious, he turned off the engine of his motorcycle and threw it on the side of the road. He climbed up to the second floor along the half-collapsed concrete wall in two steps, then rushed into the emergency passage and moved to the office area on the 20th floor.
He used his rifle butt to smash open the floor-to-ceiling window. Ye Shi lay on the ground, set up his sniper rifle again, and aimed at the battlefield half a street away.
Adjusting his breathing rate, he was about to pull the trigger when suddenly a warning sign suddenly arose in his heart. He picked up the sniper rifle he had just set up and left the window.
Almost at the same time, a barrel came through the window and hit the ceiling not far from him, exploding into a ball of fire.
The heat wave of the explosion spread, and large concrete stones fell from the ceiling. Fortunately, Ye Shi escaped in time and was not injured.
"MMP!"
How did these dogs find themselves?!
Looking at the group of plunderers downstairs, five people separated and gathered around him.
Ye Shi hurriedly set up his sniper rifle again, secretly thinking that something was going to happen.
Less than 500 meters away, if I go downstairs at this time, I will definitely bump into them!
Ye Shi pulled the trigger hastily, but there were too many bunkers on the street. The predators who had discovered his position did not expose many flaws to him and easily dodged the shot.
Ye Shi hurriedly pulled the bolt of the gun, mumbling.
"Oh my god, I just bought the equipment and haven't warmed it up yet, so that's not the case!"
Stop it, Brother Guang.
Five against one is a bit unethical.
Show mercy!
I don’t know if the planner A Guang heard his prayer, but when Ye Shi continued shooting in a hurry, something happened suddenly.
A figure covered with steel appeared in the center of the battlefield at some point.
The firepower of both warring parties was obviously heavy, and both the caravan guards and the looters were confused by this guy.
Tails' eyes were shining brightly when he was hiding behind the cover.
"Si! That armor is so awesome!"
Much more powerful than Crow Crow’s!
Sisi's face was solemn.
"...Awei, don't take it lightly, he may not be here to help us."
Turning a blind eye to the surrounding atmosphere, the man standing in the center of the battlefield glanced left and right and remained silent for a while.
Suddenly, a ghostly voice floated out from under the armor.